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Bolton's pub of the year revealed

THE Bank Top Brewery Tap pub in Sharples has been named the pub in Bolton.

Six pubs - The Dunscar Arms in Egerton, the House Without A Name in Harwood, The Bowling Green in Horwich, The Crown in Horwich, The Victoria and Albert in Horwich and the Bank Top Brewery Tap - were all vying to be crowned pub of the year by the Bolton branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

On Wednesday night, in a CAMRA vote at The Spinning Mule in Nelson Square, the Sharples pub was named winner.

The Victoria and Albert, in Lee Lane, had been hoping to win the title for the third consecutive year.

The pub also finished third in the equivalent CAMRA award for Greater Manchester last year.

Comments

Great pint . chuffed they won. Maybe next year my local? The Original Bay Horse in Horwich will be challenging for the title. Once again congratulations to Mr Sweeney & co.

Great pint . chuffed they won. Maybe next year my local? The Original Bay Horse in Horwich will be challenging for the title. Once again congratulations to Mr Sweeney & co.wild one

Great pint . chuffed they won. Maybe next year my local? The Original Bay Horse in Horwich will be challenging for the title. Once again congratulations to Mr Sweeney & co.

Score: 10

Blackrod
6:51am Thu 27 Feb 14

And for those of us who don't where it and want to try it....please do a full story BN and at least report where it is, thank you.

And for those of us who don't where it and want to try it....please do a full story BN and at least report where it is, thank you.Blackrod

And for those of us who don't where it and want to try it....please do a full story BN and at least report where it is, thank you.

Score: 7

Rawenergy
8:03am Thu 27 Feb 14

Blackrod wrote…

And for those of us who don't where it and want to try it....please do a full story BN and at least report where it is, thank you.

It gives the area each nominated pub, google each pub and get the full address....Anyway congratulations to The Tap....maybe a one-two with the Ale House next year.......

[quote][p][bold]Blackrod[/bold] wrote:
And for those of us who don't where it and want to try it....please do a full story BN and at least report where it is, thank you.[/p][/quote]It gives the area each nominated pub, google each pub and get the full address....Anyway congratulations to The Tap....maybe a one-two with the Ale House next year.......Rawenergy

Blackrod wrote…

And for those of us who don't where it and want to try it....please do a full story BN and at least report where it is, thank you.

It gives the area each nominated pub, google each pub and get the full address....Anyway congratulations to The Tap....maybe a one-two with the Ale House next year.......

Score: 7

Reed Lover
8:30am Thu 27 Feb 14

The beer tastes like horse wee, there's nowhere to sit and the regulars are all boring old men.
Apart from that it's alright.

The beer tastes like horse wee, there's nowhere to sit and the regulars are all boring old men.
Apart from that it's alright.Reed Lover

The beer tastes like horse wee, there's nowhere to sit and the regulars are all boring old men.
Apart from that it's alright.

Score: -14

The Righteous One
8:58am Thu 27 Feb 14

Congrats to The Tap - one of the much better pubs in the borough and the beer is great. Plus its great for after a few pints that Su's chippy is directly opposite!!!!!

Congrats to The Tap - one of the much better pubs in the borough and the beer is great. Plus its great for after a few pints that Su's chippy is directly opposite!!!!!The Righteous One

Congrats to The Tap - one of the much better pubs in the borough and the beer is great. Plus its great for after a few pints that Su's chippy is directly opposite!!!!!

Score: 9

Ernagy2
9:59am Thu 27 Feb 14

Congratulations to the Brewery Tap. Astonished that the brew house on Blackburn Road doesn't get a mention by anybody. Good for food as well as beer. The beer there is great. I wonder why the Flag isn't in the running as well. Though it is a Whetherspoons, the Robert Shaw pub in Westhoughton should also get a mention. Perhaps the Camra men should get out and about (lol)

Congratulations to the Brewery Tap. Astonished that the brew house on Blackburn Road doesn't get a mention by anybody. Good for food as well as beer. The beer there is great. I wonder why the Flag isn't in the running as well. Though it is a Whetherspoons, the Robert Shaw pub in Westhoughton should also get a mention. Perhaps the Camra men should get out and about (lol)Ernagy2

Congratulations to the Brewery Tap. Astonished that the brew house on Blackburn Road doesn't get a mention by anybody. Good for food as well as beer. The beer there is great. I wonder why the Flag isn't in the running as well. Though it is a Whetherspoons, the Robert Shaw pub in Westhoughton should also get a mention. Perhaps the Camra men should get out and about (lol)

Score: -4

trotter1874
11:37am Thu 27 Feb 14

Reed Lover wrote…

The beer tastes like horse wee, there's nowhere to sit and the regulars are all boring old men. Apart from that it's alright.

Is horse wee not a recommended tipple then??!!

[quote][p][bold]Reed Lover[/bold] wrote:
The beer tastes like horse wee, there's nowhere to sit and the regulars are all boring old men. Apart from that it's alright.[/p][/quote]Is horse wee not a recommended tipple then??!!trotter1874

Reed Lover wrote…

The beer tastes like horse wee, there's nowhere to sit and the regulars are all boring old men. Apart from that it's alright.

Is horse wee not a recommended tipple then??!!

Score: 5

Iknowadecentpint
11:11pm Thu 27 Feb 14

Bank Top Brewery is wildly overrated. The temperature, quality and taste of their ales is so variable that I cannot take this award seriously. I know of many better ale houses in the Bolton area.

Bank Top Brewery is wildly overrated. The temperature, quality and taste of their ales is so variable that I cannot take this award seriously. I know of many better ale houses in the Bolton area.Iknowadecentpint

Bank Top Brewery is wildly overrated. The temperature, quality and taste of their ales is so variable that I cannot take this award seriously. I know of many better ale houses in the Bolton area.

Score: 1

Iknowadecentpint
11:16pm Thu 27 Feb 14

Ernagy2 wrote…

Congratulations to the Brewery Tap. Astonished that the brew house on Blackburn Road doesn't get a mention by anybody. Good for food as well as beer. The beer there is great. I wonder why the Flag isn't in the running as well. Though it is a Whetherspoons, the Robert Shaw pub in Westhoughton should also get a mention. Perhaps the Camra men should get out and about (lol)

Are you the owner of the Brew House? Fair play its done out nice in there but the beer is shocking. It's One of the few places I've ever been that I couldn't finish my pint. Very poor ales.

[quote][p][bold]Ernagy2[/bold] wrote:
Congratulations to the Brewery Tap. Astonished that the brew house on Blackburn Road doesn't get a mention by anybody. Good for food as well as beer. The beer there is great. I wonder why the Flag isn't in the running as well. Though it is a Whetherspoons, the Robert Shaw pub in Westhoughton should also get a mention. Perhaps the Camra men should get out and about (lol)[/p][/quote]Are you the owner of the Brew House? Fair play its done out nice in there but the beer is shocking. It's One of the few places I've ever been that I couldn't finish my pint. Very poor ales.Iknowadecentpint

Ernagy2 wrote…

Congratulations to the Brewery Tap. Astonished that the brew house on Blackburn Road doesn't get a mention by anybody. Good for food as well as beer. The beer there is great. I wonder why the Flag isn't in the running as well. Though it is a Whetherspoons, the Robert Shaw pub in Westhoughton should also get a mention. Perhaps the Camra men should get out and about (lol)

Are you the owner of the Brew House? Fair play its done out nice in there but the beer is shocking. It's One of the few places I've ever been that I couldn't finish my pint. Very poor ales.

Score: 1

WATOAOW
2:02pm Fri 28 Feb 14

It's wildly overrated by a lot of people then. Like somebody further up, who was also complaining about it, said, it'll be standing room only by 6 o'clock tonight. I'm hoping to be in and sat down by then.

It's wildly overrated by a lot of people then. Like somebody further up, who was also complaining about it, said, it'll be standing room only by 6 o'clock tonight. I'm hoping to be in and sat down by then.WATOAOW

It's wildly overrated by a lot of people then. Like somebody further up, who was also complaining about it, said, it'll be standing room only by 6 o'clock tonight. I'm hoping to be in and sat down by then.

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